GSPCB inspection reveals...Waste water discharge into Colvas storm drains
The Tourism Department was on Tuesday preoccupied with the ensuing Carnival festivities, while an inspection conducted by the Goa State Pollution Control Board of Colva
The Tourism Department was on Tuesday preoccupied with the ensuing Carnival festivities, while an inspection conducted by the Goa State Pollution Control Board of Colva
The Narmada district collectorate is promoting the Sardar Sarovar dam and its surrounding tribal region as possible eco-tourism hotspots. At the heart of the project is the dam itself. The plan
Guwahati: Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, which is closed for tourists annually from June to October due to the rains, is to be opened from Nov 1, the park director said Friday. Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in Assam for domestic and foreign tourists, mainly due to the one-horned rhinos. According to government data, the park has been recording an increasing number of tourists every year. Last season, a total of around 1.25 lakh foreign and domestic tourists visited the park, officials said.
Master plan for state's first lion safari may get final approval by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) at the meeting in Lucknow on Wednesday. Lion safari will be developed as per the CZA guidelines and funds
<p>Final minutes of meeting held on 14-15 Feb 2011 on the environmental clearance for the development of hill station township at village Mulshi and Velhe Talukas, District Pune, Maharashtra by M/s. Lavasa Corporation Ltd.</p>
Complementing healthcare with tourism is the new mantra that has been foreigners flocking to India for
The two-week long 30th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting concluded on May 11 in New Delhi. Among other resolutions, India's proposal to set up its third base station was accepted. U R Rao,
Maldivian atolls are known for their beautiful coral structures, fish abundance, white sandy beaches, coastal vegetation and mangroves. This paper provides an economic valuation of the recreational uses
An amount of Rs 1.4 crore has been generated as environment fee from tourists and non-state subjects who visited Ladakh till October end this year. The amount generated was given out during a review meeting
Rajasthan tourism department has finalised the draft of a new tourism policy providing for generation of employment in rural areas. A new tourism policy, likely to come into effect soon, was felt
The population of Uganda's mountain gorillas has grown to 400, up from 302 in 2006, according to a census conducted last year, bringing the total number of mountain gorillas in Africa to 880 and giving
<p>In the High Court of judicature at Bombay in the matter of Lavasa Corporation Limited vs Union of India.</p>
The first district-level consultation meeting of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel held here on Tuesday ran into rough weather with green activists from various parts of the Nilgiris district and Coimbatore staging a walkout.
Durgam Cheruvu, the secret lake in Madhapur, is rich in biodiversity, but is not getting the attention it deserves because too many departments are involved in its management. The irrigation department is the owner of the lake, the hill slopes belong to the GHMC and the HMDA, and the tourism department developed the infrastructure such as the cottages.
The Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development (STED) Project has drawn up proposals for an amnitious 'Vizhiyoram' project for Sustainable Wayside Tourism Amenities (SWATA) for the Tourism
Scores of tourists from England and Japan along with domestic tourists visited Kaziranga National Park (KNP), a 'world heritage site' and the famous abode of one-horned rhinoceros, yesterday as the park
Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy has termed
Mumbai: Like snorkelling and scuba diving? You just might be able to indulge these hobbies at some big dams in the state. With the success and overwhelming response to these underwater activities at Tarkali beach in Sindhudurg, the state tourism department has proposed to take them to big dams in Maharashtra. The department has started studying dams that have the required biodiversity.
<p>There was a wide variability in the levels of awareness about eco-tourism among the tourists, the local villagers and the forest officials. Of the two components, viz. environmental and social welfare, the latter was not understood by many.
Goa tourism department has termed frequent oil spills along its coast as a "conspiracy by its competitors." State Tourism Minister Dr Wilfred D'Souza, talking to the reporters about the oil spill